The Lust of Politics : Mass Movement 政治最情欲的一面:群眾運動
In the acme of lust, one loses his consciousness about self-boundary and throws oneself into the one, and the only one common experience of orgasm of human. It may be called the absoluteness of lust. One in the political mass movement attaches himself to a slogan. While everyone attaches to it, the acclaimation of the slogan becomes a common mass experience. At the highest point, self-boundary consciousness of everyone dissipates in the incantatory slogan and people achieve the ecstasy state of orgasm. In biology, terrestrial creature rarely achieve orgasm in synch contrary to amphibia or aquatics. However, the political mass movement turns human into coral, which could achieve synchronized orgasm in mass scale. The slogans shouted by the people are like the sperm and eggs ejaculated by the coral. It is a miracle of sex evolution.
Lust also follows the law of Diminishing Marginal Utility. Therefore, there are two results of the great emptiness after the orgasm. Resorting to more radical measure to achieve the same utility of previous orgasm or the ebb of lust. In political mass movement, Cultural Revolution in China is the former. The pursuit of orgasm at mass movement is beyond the right or wrong of the slogans. Ultimately, it is the endless of killing. Because the smell of blood could bring human the primary satisfaction and excitement. People Power in Philippines is the later. What kind the mass movement in Taiwan now for the recall of President Chen Shui-bian is? I think it's more like the People Power in which the Philippino failed to recall the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo allegedly involving in the reelection maneuver. The passion for mass movement in Taiwan is not so strong as 1980s and 1990s. Neither is the Peopl Power now comparing with it that caused Ferdinand Marcos to be exiled 20 years ago. Though no passion anymore, I believe most people are calmer to support or oppose Chen Shui-bian. This may not be a bad thing. After all, too much passion and too many slogans really deprive one's judgement and thinking.